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spacedface |
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January 07, 2008 05:36:56pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: The Jerry Question |
While there may be no Grateful Dead without Jerry, Jerry outside the GD wasn't great. The level of excitement just wasn't there.
That's not to say it wouldn't have been different if he quit them and formed another unit. His first solo record was as strong as any GD studio record.
For me the question is why they toured so much when he was obviously tired and needing health. I recently watched the DVD "End of the Road" and the last of it was odd, esp the message from the GD.
That DVD did have a nice reading of Hunter's eulogy poem read by Wavy Gravy in the extras, and had the whole tape of people on stage at the public gathering in GG Park.
It's still a bit hard to believe all these versions of the songs are so available. I'm not sure I would know that 2-24-74 was good and could listen to its Dark Star anytime.
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